SIPRNET Network Time Service

Abstract

SIPRNET, the Secret Internet Protocol Routing Network, is DoD's wide area network for encrypted hosts handling classified traffic. It is managed by the Defense Information Systems Agency. In 1997 the U.S. Naval Observatory established network time synchronization service on SIPRNET, with dedicated servers providing Network Time Protocol (NTP). These servers are synchronized to the USNO Master Clocks. An overview of time server design is presented, with details on expected accuracy and accessibility.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA512554

Entities

People

  • Richard E. Schmidt

Organizations

  • United States Naval Observatory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Asymmetry
  • Atomic Beam Masers
  • Clocks
  • Department Of Defense
  • Dispersions
  • Frequency
  • Information Operations
  • Information Systems
  • Internet
  • Network Protocols
  • Networks
  • New York
  • Phase Shift
  • Standards
  • Time Interval Counters
  • Time Intervals

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computer Networking
  • Cybersecurity.
  • Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Technology.